You know…Chris Boyle writing on Robert’s Eyeontheprize (thanks Boone) may be on to something. Actors have stage names. Why can’t Price play under the name Boule (silent e)? What are the fanatics going to yell then? Price?

Speaking of “you think Mtl fans are tough…” Peter Maher the Calg play-by-play guy said on the radio today that when Mike Vernon was the Flames goalie he was regularly and consistently jeered by fans because he was a Calgary native “with a real swagger” and the other homeboys thought he had got too big for his britches when he turned pro. BUT not only would they jeer Vernon but they would jeer and catcall Vernon’s parents sitting in the stands so much that the parents stopped going to Vernon’s games.

Love the article by chris boyle and finally im starting to see a turn in the media! Rational thinking and people wanting to stand against the idiots who boo their own team! Fans wonder why no one wants to play here and why management can’t get any superstars here. Well take a look in the mirror because its you, you’re the reason. Now wake up realize you are hurting the organization in which you claim to love. I hear boone and people say its your right to boo since you pay so much to see a game at the bell and it is. However, as a fan (if you are actually fans) you have no right to boo and by doing so you demonstrate the exact opposite. So decide now, are you fans of les habitants? or just pessimists who are depressed with their sad lives and take it out on Carey Price?

Best blog I’ve read on the goalie situation I’ve read in a long time. It makes me crazy because people think that they are entitled to boo their own goalie.. as if that hasn’t been our downfall since Patrick and beyond.

It won’t be the WHOLE game. It’ll be bits and piece and you would want to throw your remote at the TV when they cut off to show some Football or Baseball highlights in the middle of a powerplay. But it’s better than nothing and keep your radio on.

“Be aware of your league’s roster rules and the potential consequences of not following them. For example, failing to have two NHL goaltenders on your roster can result in invalid lineups, forfeited matchups, and a front office job offer from the Flyers.“

That was well worth the read. Canadiens fans are completely ignorant when it comes to goaltending, and as a result another potential star will be ruined.

I’m so tired of this Halak/Price Debate. Price could be a good goalie but he will not here. He might’ve somewhere else where he wasn’t mocked for every mistake.

The real problems with this franchise are poor drafting of first rounders (kostitsyn, Fischer, Chipchura), trading for Scott Gomez and his albatross contract, and the management refusing to sign/trade/draft/acquire players with size and grit.

“Perfection is the only thing that will stop the irrational hatred. If
Price can come to terms with never being able to satisfy the impossible
expectation of perfection placed on him, then he will be fine. Halak has
been deified regardless of future success with the Blues, it is a ghost
that can only be vanquished by starting a long playoff march of his
own.”